Table III-A1
Characteristics of Job Applicant's Registered with the
Washington State Employment Security Department
July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999

WALLA WALLA COUNTY

Number of

Percent

Characteristics

Applicants

of Total /1

TOTAL APPLICANTS REGISTERED /2

2,658

100.0%

AGE:

15 and Under

5

0.2%

16 - 19

329

12.4%

20 - 21

293

11.0%

22 - 39

1,179

44.4%

40 - 54

648

24.4%

55 and Over

204

7.7%

SEX:

Male

1,452

54.6%

Female

1,206

45.4%

RACE/ETHNIC GROUP:

Caucasian

1,995

75.1%

African American

43

1.6%

American Indian/Native Alaskan

12

0.5%

Hispanic

497

18.7%

Asian and Pacific Islander

18

0.7%

Information Not Available

93

3.5%

VETERAN:

Veteran

233

8.8%

Vietnam Era Veteran

102

3.8%

Disabled Veteran

8

0.3%

EDUCATION:

Less than High School

821

30.9%

OTHER

Public Assistance Recipients

370

13.9%

Persons with Disabilities

39

1.5%

Seasonal Farmworkers

27

1.0%

Migrant Farmworkers

69

2.6%

1/ Percent detail may not add to indicated totals due to rounding.
2/ Total unduplicated count of applicants. Due to changes in methodology, numbers are noticeably lower than in previous years.

Available for Washington and each county.
Produced 9/99.